Nut FAQs: Episode 18

About this episode In today's episode, we'll dive into some of the most common nut questions (and myths) we hear time and again, and explain where the truth really lies, based on the scientific evidence.  Should you avoid nuts if you're trying to lose weight? Can you eat nuts if you have diverticular disease? Raw or roasted – which is healthier? Do you need to activate nuts? And are nuts allowed on a low FODMAP diet? The Healthy Handful podcast host, Belinda Neville, speaks with colleague and Accredited Practising Dietitian Maree Hall to unpack the answers to these hot nut questions. About today's guest Maree Hall is the Digital and Communications Manager at Nuts for Life. Maree has more than 15 years' experience in communications across a range of channels, working primarily with consumer and healthcare professional audiences. During the past decade she has worked across the food industry sector, as well as for the professions' national body, Dietitians Australia. Supporting resources: Are fatty nuts a weighty concern? A systematic review and meta-analysis and dose–response meta-regression of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trials https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/obr.13330 Activating Nuts Podcast Episode: https://www.nutsforlife.com.au/resource/episode-3-activating-nuts/ Summary Audit Report: https://www.nutsforlife.com.au/resource/an-audit-of-the-energy-fat-and-sodium-content-of-nuts/ Sign up to NutENews Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Credits Host: Belinda Neville Contact us [email protected]